Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd (Tangsteel), a subsidiary of Chinese steel producer Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co. (Hebei Steel), announced that it has inked a supply agreement with Hebei Province-based Tangshan Kobelco Welding Material Co., Ltd (Tangshan Kobelco Welding Material) regarding direct cooperation in wire rod for welding wire.
Tangshan Kobelco Welding Material is joint venture of China and Japan by Japan-based Kobe Steel Group (Kobelco), Panasonic Welding Systems Co., Ltd. and Tangshan Kaiyuan Electric Group Co., Ltd, which specializes in carbon wire rod, flux-cored wire rod and other welding materials.